MEMBERS
PRESENT:Jerry Deming, David Ginis, Jon Lynch,
Clifford Miles and Clinton Struthers

MEMBERS
ABSENT:Joe Kozuch and
Christine Rapanos

STAFF
PRESENT:Keith Baker, Director of Planning
& Community Development; Cheri King, Community Development Specialist; and
Jason Geer, Chamber of Commerce

2.2011 Calendar of Meetings

It was moved by Lynch and supported by
Deming to approve the 2011 calendar of meetings. Motion was unanimously approved.

3.APPROVAL OF
MINUTES

It was moved by Deming and supported
by Miles to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2010 meeting.Motion was unanimously approved.

4.PUBLIC
COMMENTS (unrelated to items on the agenda)

None

5.OLD BUSINESS

a.CCA Development Plan – Public input session
review/Plan Update

Mr. Baker provided a City Center
Authority Status Report.Recent activity
included incorporated revised tax capture scenarios and assumptions, making
sure those were reviewed and updated by the City Assessor, improved estimates
of project costs and wehave
distributed the updated draft plan.

Recommended changes include tax capture
chart and assumptions, minimal bond indebtedness amount and separate adoption
of the Development Plan from the adoption of the TIF Plan.Mr. Baker identified what the potential tax
capture would be in this district over a 20-year period.Initial assumptions included increase in
property values from one to two percent.Given the current state of the economy, these have been revised downward
to one half percent per year.Even with
the increases in property values, there is still a time that there would be no
increase in revenues due to property values.Assuming a one-half percent increase annually, there is a smaller amount
that will be captured over the 20-year period.This included all three taxing jurisdictions that could be captured over
that period of time.There was also a
column on the chart that showed the amount that could be captured by
eliminating the county tax amount.

If this Board were to adopt a TIF plan
today and City Council would immediately affirm that, there would still be a couple
year period that there would be no funds captured.Staff would like to get the development plan
in place and get the plan affirmed by City Council.

The next steps would be as follows:

1.Review
final draft with the Board

2.Board
recommendation to City Council

3.Public
Hearing and adoption by City Council

This would be just for the development
plan.Mr. Baker presented a timeline
showing the adoption of the plan.Mr.
Lynch stated that the last time the Board met with property owners was May,
2010.Now that there is a draft plan in
place, he is wondering if there is value in discussing it with the property
owners prior to moving forward with the adoption of the plan.Mr. Struthers asked how much time is needed
to assemble that and hold that meeting?Is there any urgency that has not come out or
any possible hindrance in presenting this to the City Council until after the
“interested party” meeting?

Mr. Baker stated this could be held at
the next Center City Authority meeting.This could be done through a press release, a newsletter or mailing to
property owners and they could attend the next meeting if they desired to
review the plan prior to its recommendation for adoption.Mr. Lynch stated there could also be written
communications or telephone communications submitted, so everyone would not
have to attend the next meeting.These
comments could be made available for public viewing on-line.Mr. Miles suggested there be a review of new
properties at the Board meeting in October or November so they could see what
new development has occurred and what they might expect from the numbers the
first of the year.

Motion by Struthers
to direct staff to advertise a public hearing for the next meeting of the
Center City Authority to review the draft CCA Development Plan.It would be advisable to obtain input from property owners prior to
adopting the draft and recommending it be sent on to City Council.

Motion by Clinton Struthers to adopt
the plan, but allowing for public input at their next meeting and incorporating
those comments, as appropriate, into the final draft.Seconded by Cliff Miles.Mr. Miles withdrew his second, stating he
felt they should wait until after any public input at their next meeting.They all agree today that this is a great
“draft” plan.Motion seconded by Jon
Lynch.Motion passed unanimously to
accept the plan and schedule a public hearing for the next Board meeting.

6.NEW
BUSINESS (unrelated to items on the agenda)

None

7.COMMUNICATIONS

a..Organizational Development committee status
report

Mr.
Struthers provided Board members of a document created by the committee.They feel they have a working document that
they can now take to the block captains to get them involved.This will provide them a “tool kit” that will
assist them with their responsibilities.He would like the Board to review the plan and provide comments at the
next meeting.Mr. Miles suggested page
numbers be added to the document.Mr.
Deming asked that “revision dates” also be added to the document.

Mr.
Deming recommended that a fourth committee be established, calling it a
“Beautification Committee” or an “Infrastructure Committee” to handle things
like this for the development plan.Mr.
Lynch stated they should start with the Committee Charter that they have
established.Staff will come up with a
recommendation as to what that committee would be charged with and how that
committee will operate.Mr. Baker will
start that process and facilitate a template for that committee.

b.Marketing
committee status report – Jerry Deming
stated Jason is working on putting together a web page through the Chamber of
Commerce.They are trying to make the
appropriate changes, along with the Marketing Committee.They want to give the Center City Authority it’s own autonomy rather than having to look it up under the
Chamber of Commerce page.Mr. Deming
stated that someone had started a Facebook page for
the Center City Authority and they are hoping this will be successful.They are working on a fall holiday coupon
card.They have spots for about 20
businesses.Wolverine Bank will also be
a major sponsor.There will be about
5000 cards printed and be distributed throughout businesses in the Center City Area.

The Santa Parade will be coming up
in November.They will be supplying
eight canopies to businesses in the Center City area and are encouraging
businesses to have drinks available in their canopies for the public.Businesses are being charged $25 for their
canopies for the morning.Five of these
have been purchased, and three remain at this point in time.These will be along the parade route.Jason stated they have approximately 15
spaces sold for the coupon cards out of a possibility of 24 spaces.

Economic Sustainability committee did not
meet in August or September.

8.REPORT
OF THE CHAIRPERSON

There are three new businesses open now in
the Center City.Near Smith’s Flowers,
there is “A Little Bit of This and That”, there is “Happy’s Pizza, and “A&W Root Beer”.